Bloomington Blaze Weekly

The Bloomington Blaze, fueled by
Mid-Illini Credit Union, took four out of a possible eight points during the
holiday week as they prepare to head west on a three-game trip. The Blaze enter the week in third place with
21 points, one behind second-place Wichita and four behind league-leading
Allen.

Last week :

Wednesday, Nov. 21--@Wichita Thunder 5, Blaze 1

Friday, Nov. 23- Blaze 6, @Tulsa Oilers 5 (OT)

Saturday, Nov. 24- Missouri Mavericks 6, @Blaze 1

Sunday, Nov. 25- @Blaze 7, Quad City Mallards 2

This week :

Wednesday, Nov. 28- Blaze at Denver Cutthroats, 8:05 p.m. Central

Friday, Nov. 30- Blaze at Rapid City Rush, 8:05 p.m. Central

Saturday, Dec. 1- Blaze at Rapid City Rush, 8:05 p.m. Central

Boo-yah for Booras: Although Jon
Booras didn't light the lamp last week, he contributed five helpers to continue
to lead the Central Hockey League in scoring (26 points) and assists (20). His most recent goal on Nov. 17 against Quad
City was his 400th professional point. All but 12 games of Booras's 424-game pro
career have been spent in a Bloomington sweater.

Power drain: The Blaze power play dropped out of the top
spot to second in the CHL last week, mostly due to a lack of
opportunities. After scoring a power
play goal in 10 of their first 12 games, the Blaze were 0-for-9 with the man
advantage in the week's four games. Their
16 power play goal total is now third behind Allen and Wichita with a 25.8
percent conversion rate, second behind Allen. Jesse Dudas is tied for second in the CHL with
four power play tallies.

Dudas doing it: Jesse
Dudas continues to lead all Central Hockey League defensemen with 10 goals. Dudas is second in scoring among blueliners
with 18 points, and he has scored a point in 11 of his 16 games.

Streaking: David Gilbert ended an eight-game point streak
last Saturday. Gilbert's streak is the
team's longest this season. Gron owns
the longest current Blaze point streak at four games.

Blaze anatomy:
Both Blaze goaltenders who began the
season are now out with lower body injuries, as Pier-Olivier Pelletier
sustained an injury in practice early last week and Dan Dunn left last Saturday's
game in the second period. The Blaze
signed netminders Gerry Festa and Nick Niedert, both of whom have CHL
experience.

Junior Blaze update : The
Junior Blaze dropped a pair of games at home to the Soo Firehawks, losing 6-3
on Friday and 6-4 on Sunday. The juniors
are 1-3-1 over the past two weekends.
The Junior Blaze rematch against the Firehawks for three games this
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Cody Phillips and Matt Donley share the team
scoring lead with 24 points while Jacob Lourash has a team-leading 11 goals.

Following the Blaze : All
Blaze games can be heard on WJBC.com and fans inside U.S. Cellular Coliseum can
listen to the WJBC broadcast on 93.7 FM.
Fans are invited to watch all Blaze road games at Gill Street Sports Bar
and Restaurant, 3002 Gill St. west of Airport Road in Bloomington. Like the Blaze on Facebook and follow the team
on Twitter (BLMBlaze), and remember to check in during games for special social
media prizes. Team information can be
found at www.bloomingtonblaze.com .
Season, group, and multi-game ticket packages are available by calling the
Blaze office at 309-827-7678.